赫德与中法越南交涉

The Negotiation of China,France,and Vietnam with Mr.Hurd

在中法越南交涉发生后,赫德对于中法战争的结束和合约的缔结发挥了重要的作用。其努力的动机是其个人的权力欲,这是第一位的。赫德担心中法战争不论任何一方胜利,势必会影响到英国在中国的势力,进而会影响到自己在海关的位置,他并无一以贯之的为中国谋利益的指导思想,只是不断迎合最高权力掌握者的旨意,而为了把和议的权力把握到自己手中甚至变换主张。清廷内部存在复杂矛盾,为赫德参与中法谈判提供了客观需要和条件。赫德控制下的清朝海关为赫德参与中法谈判提供了有力的平台。

After the negotiation of China,France and Vietnam,Mr.Hurd played an important role to end the Sino-French War and conclude peace.It is the first place that his greed for power to make great efforts Mr.Hurd worried that no matter which country win,British power in China must be influenced,and then his own position in customs would be affected.He didn＇t have a direct thought that can be holded all the time to make profit for China He just pandered to the decree of the queen unceasingly,and he changed his own proposal to grab the authority of peace talks.The complex contradictions for Mr.Hurd participating in the negotiation between China and France,and the customs under controlled by Mr.Hurd also provided a powerful stage for that.